Clark County Ambulance Service Reports National Award, Staffing Strain

Clark County Board Meeting | March 20, 2026

Article Summary: Chace Bramlett told the Clark County Board on March 20 that he had received a national President’s Award and would travel to Washington, D.C. The same report disclosed that the service turned down 25 transfers in the prior month for lack of crew and was at level zero 17 times.

CCAS Report Key Points:

• Bramlett received what Chairman Rex Goble described as the first-ever President’s Award and will travel to Washington, D.C.
• CCAS was nominated for Agency of the Year.
• The service turned down 25 transfers in the prior month due to not enough crew and was at level zero 17 times; there was mutual aid three times.
• Collections improved in February, and Bramlett is working on a second Tourniquet in Every Tractor program.

CLARK COUNTY — A report to the Clark County Board on Friday, March 20, 2026, paired national recognition for the county’s ambulance service with figures showing the service repeatedly unable to meet demand.

Chace Bramlett, who appears on the meeting’s attendance record under CCAS, told the board during committee reports that CCAS was nominated for Agency of the Year and that he was nominated for the President’s Award. He received the President’s Award for his leadership, according to the minutes, and will be headed to Washington, D.C., the following week.

Chairman Rex Goble told the board that Fred Wurster with H&H EMS had nominated Bramlett for Director of the Year, along with a letter of support from the board, but that Bramlett actually received the first-ever President’s Award.

Crew Shortages in the Numbers

The operational figures in the same report were less favorable. Bramlett said calls and response time have remained approximately the same. There was mutual aid three times in the prior month. The service turned down 25 transfers due to not enough crew, and was at level zero 17 times. The minutes do not define level zero.

Collections are better for February, Bramlett said, and he is looking at an increase in the future.

Bramlett also told the board he is working on a second Tourniquet in Every Tractor program, which he said is receiving national attention, and that Farm Bureau is working on getting federal funds for it. The minutes do not describe what the program consists of, when the first one occurred, or which Farm Bureau organization is pursuing the funding.

Separately, Bramlett said he and Alex Carrell are working on a county logo that will be used on the redesigned county website.

The report was received under committee reports. No motion or vote on it appears in the minutes.